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When Lady Emma Carlisle's twin sister jilts the wealthy and influential Duke of Ashford, their distraught parents pressure shy Lady Emma to marry the duke in her sister's place, dashing her hopes of a love match. Lady Emma is determined to make the best of the situation, but her new husband is cold and aloof and wants nothing to do with her. In his quieter moments, she catches glimpses of a thoughtful and intelligent man she'd like to know better. If only he weren't determined to keep her at a distance.

Ruth Murray thought she had seen the last of Knox Price when she walked away from him at their high school graduation. After always coming in second place, she was ready to be done with their rivalry and make something of herself. But then he created PATH, a company that retrofitted cars to self-drive, cutting automobile accidents in half. His name was in everyone's mouths, especially her parents, who still compared her to him even ten years later. His success was a sore reminder of her own stagnant career.

Ancient Yamhad: The History and Legacy of Syria’s First Great Kingdom chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Syrian dynasty and what life was like during Yamhad’s era. You will learn about Yamhad like never before.

In this entertaining, easy to listen guide, Charles River Editors' Ivy League team of lawyers, law school students and admissions consultants walks listeners through every step of the application process from A to Z, offering advice on when and how to study for the LSAT, sample LSAT questions, how to deal with LSAC, getting letters of recommendation, writing unique personal statements that will capture admissions councils' attention, and choosing the schools to apply to and attend.

In a competitive job market, standing out from the crowd takes more than just a polished resume—it requires clarity, confidence, and a career strategy rooted in self-awareness. How to Get R.I.C.H. (and Other Career Hacks) is your go-to guide for navigating the often overwhelming process of finding and securing the right job.

On a hot night in the middle of August 1791, in a wooded clearing in the mountains above the northern plain of Saint-Domingue, men and women gathered where the lanterns of the great houses could not reach them. They came on foot through the cane, slipping away from plantations whose owners counted them as property and nothing more. Some had crossed the ocean in chains and still carried the names of African towns in their mouths. Others had been born on the island and knew only the cane, the whip, and the work that killed a grown person in a handful of years.

After her best friend is murdered in cold blood, Detective Riley Quinn takes a job offer in the small town of Pine Brooke. Life in the town has its charms, especially with the good doctor by her side. When the bodies of a set of twins are found in the nearby lake, Riley is called to the horrific scene with a distraught mother nearby. What could have happened to them? With this case hitting a dead end, another case continues to haunt her. Logan’s family members are being taken out, one by one. With Logan Elwood by her side, she tackles both cases head-on.

In the autumn of 2011, while a civil war ripped across Libya and the long reign of dictator Muammar Gaddafi came apart in gunfire, a team of archaeologists in England announced that they had located more than 100 lost towns and villages in the middle of the Sahara. Making it all the more amazing, they had spotted the ancient settlements from space.

Get ready for big laughs, exciting adventures, and lessons that stick! River Dog & Friends: Adventures in Faith is a fun-filled podcast where every episode takes your kid on a brand-new adventure packed with imagination, friendship, and Biblical truth. Whether River Dog is learning about courage, kindness, honesty, forgiveness, or trusting God, every story helps your child discover how faith can make a difference in everyday life.

River Thoughts is a podcast about life, thoughts, experiences and the things that stay on your mind long after the moment has passed. Hosted by Peter, Duncan and James, each episode explores the ups, downs, questions and unexpected moments that make us who we are. From personal experiences and everyday observations to technology, creativity, culture, relationships and the future, River Thoughts is a place to think out loud and explore ideas without needing all the answers. Sometimes serious, sometimes funny, sometimes completely spontaneous — just thoughts flowing like a river.

‘Without a doubt one of my all-time favorite fantasy novels’ ★★★★★ Reader review Maid Marian’s life is over. Her cowardly father has betrothed her to the most reviled man in the land: the Sheriff of Nottingham. Devastated, she’s sent on the quickest path to meet her husband...

Cubriendo los años desde 1950 hasta el siglo XXI, esta dramática conclusión a la historia de dos tomos explora las vidas de cuatro generaciones de mujeres. Cada una ha presentado un frente valiente para disimular heridas profundas, a menudo sin comprender el amor sacrificial de una madre por su hija.

Este es el primero de dos libros en una saga que explora las complicadas relaciones entre madres e hijas a través de cuatro generaciones. A finales del siglo XIX, la impetuosa Marta deja Suiza decidida a encontrar la vida bajo sus propios términos. Su educador viaje la lleva a través de Europa y Canadá, y finalmente la carga con la compañía de hijos y un esposo en el valle central de California.

The man known to most of the world as Emperor Hirohito ruled during some of the most tumultuous years in Japanese history. When he came to the throne in 1926, he inherited control of a country which had only recently emerged as a major industrial and world power. Through the aggressive expansion and wars of the 1930s, Hirohito was at the head of one of the world’s foremost powers. Throughout the maelstrom of World War II, he remained in power, a distant and, to most outsiders, inscrutable factor in the rise of the Japanese Empire.

In 1977, two spacecraft were launched from Earth to explore the outer Solar System, and incredibly, the now-ancient technology from the 1970s is still working, sending daily reports back to the planet that sent the two robotic envoys on their way, over 40 years ago. Voyager 1 and 2 have done far more than accomplish their original missions. In fact, they are now exploring interstellar space, far beyond the outer planets, in the cold wasteland between the stars.

Over 450 years after his reign, Henry VIII is still the most famous and recognizable King of England, but it’s for all the wrong reasons. Though well regarded by contemporaries as a learned king and "one of the most charismatic rulers to sit on the English throne", he is best remembered today for his gluttony and multiple marriages. History for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of King Henry VIII chronicles Henry VIII’s life and reign.

The importance of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (or as he was known from birth, Gaius Octavius “Octavian” Thurinus) to the course of Western history is hard to overstate. His life, his rise to power, his political, social, and military achievements, all laid the foundations for the creation of an empire which would endure for almost five centuries, and whose traditions, laws, architecture, and art continue to influence much of Europe and the world today.

History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Queen Elizabeth I chronicles the life and reign of England’s most famous queen, but it also humanizes the woman who ruled one of the world’s most powerful kingdoms in an age dominated by men. Elizabeth inherited her grandfather’s political acumen and her father’s magnificence, thus creating not just one of the most colorful courts in Europe but also one of the most effective governments in English history.

The American occupation of Japan holds a singular and problematic place in the histories both of Japan and of American foreign policy. For the Japanese, the occupation marked the transition from war to peace, from authoritarianism to democracy, and from privation to plenty, making it a passage from one of the darkest chapters in Japanese history to one of the brightest.

One of the most turbulent and romanticized eras in ancient Chinese history is that of the three kingdoms period. During the third century AD in China, warlords battled for supremacy. This turbulent and bloody era is known as the three kingdoms period. It's also one of the most romanticized eras in Chinese history; heroes and villains like Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Zhuge Liang have served has inspiration for poetry, novels, opera, and song in China.